Letters written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to Sir George Foster Pearce, 1915-1917

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Accession Number RCDIG0000046
Collection number 3DRL/3376 7/1 Part 1
Collection type Digitised Collection
Record type File
Item count 22
Object type Letter
Physical description 182 Image/s captured
Maker Birdwood, William Riddell
Date made 1915-1917
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
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Description

This folder contains copies of 23 letters sent by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to Sir George Foster Pearce between 8 November 1915 and 11 March 1917. During this period, Sir George Foster Pearce was the Minister of Defence in Australia. Some of the subjects discussed in these letters include recruitment, the challenge of finding commanding officers, promotion of Australian and Imperial officers, reinforcements, reorganisation of the AIF, the reputation of the ANZAC Corps, the Light Horse in Egypt, the conscription referendum, and the deaths of Kitchener, Howell-Price, Glassfurd, and Bridges. Birdwood also mentions the mud, bad weather, care of officers on leave, and the situation with the clothing and boots of Australian troops. Several officers in the Australian and British armies are also mentioned, including General Legge, General Walker, Chauvel, Spencer-Brown, General Monro, Sellheim, McCay, Grimwade, Brand, Irving, Antill, Paton, Blamey, and Newton Moore.
This file contains:
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 8 November 1915
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 1 December 1915
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 29 January 1916
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 20 February 1916
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 24 March 1916
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 19 May 1916
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 6 June 1916
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 27 June 1916
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 3 July 1916
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 14 July 1916
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 23 July 1916
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 1 August 1916
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 14 August 1916
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 22 August 1916
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 25 September 1916
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 16 October 1916
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 12 November 1916
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 30 November 1916
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 24 December 1916
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 24 January 1917
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 15 February 1917
Letter from Birdwood to Senator Honorable George Foster Pearce, 11 March 1917